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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-29
CHATTER 3725-[No. -.

An Act Relating tn the Duties of County
Commissioners and County Treasures
of the Several Counties iii this State,
and for other purposes
BE ii enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Florida:
SECTION l. That the County Commits
sioners in the several counties of this
State SHALL whenever they issue n war
rant on the County Treasurer. state spe-
cially in said warrant the fund or funds
upon which the same is drawn. and no
warrant shall he drawn upon any fund
except that for which said fund was
raised, and no County Treasurer shall
pay any warrant that is not drawn in
conformity with this section.
SEC. ,. That the Board of County
Commissioners of each county shall fur
nish the County Treasurer with "A re-
ceipt book, with forms of receipts and
with blank spaces for the amounts to he
filled therein, and with stubs to CORE
spOnd, which receipts and stubs shall
designate separately each fund for which
county taxes are collected. and it shall
be the duty of the Collector on making
any payment of moneys or funds collect
eel for taxes to the County Treasurer to
inform him of the sum of each collected
for or ON account of such county fund.
and the County Treasurer shall till out
and deliver to the Collector IA proper re-
ceipt from such receipt book, designat-
ing what is received from the Collector
for each county fund separately. and
such Treasurer shall keep a copy of each
such receipt on the corresponding stub
in such receipt book.
SEC. 3. That the County Treasurer i'm
each county of this State shall open
books of account and keep separate an
account of each fund that shall come in
to his hands on account of taxes or
otherwise.
SEC. 4. That any County Commits
siOner or County Treasurer who violates
any of the prov isiOns of this act shall be
guilty of n misdemeanor, and upon con
victiOn thereof shall be fined not exceed
ing one Thousand dollars and not less
than one hundred dollars, or by impris-
onment in the county Jail not exceeding
one year and not less than thirty days,
or both at the discretion of the court.
SEC. 5. That all laws and parts of
laws conflicting with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. q. That it shall be the duty of
the several Judges of the Circuit Courts
in this State to bring the provisions of
this act to the notice of the grand juries
in their several Circuits, in a special
charge, that said grand juries may i'll
quire into its observance by the officers
herein named.
SEC. Z. That this act shall go into eff
feet from and after tI.e date of its APP
prevail by the Governor.
Approved May 3lst, 1887.
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Gone Glimmering.

beautiful Lake jackson, the home of
the venerable saurian and the speckled
trout; the objective point of many de
hghtfui drive, the silent listener to many
moonshine love story, the theme of
poetical effusions and the pride of Leon
county, Is alas no more. The earth
quake or some other powerful giant has
Knocked hole in the bottom. and its
crystal waters have gone ripping to the
sea.
The miles of expanse where, for years.
the beautiful lake shimmered in the
bright sunlight like n mammoth mirror.
now spreads out like prairie of verdant
grass, where only short time since the
nshes sported beneath from eight to ten
rect OF water. the lazy k. .low browse
IN INJURY: Only now and then n sink
or hoie OF water remains to show that
Lake jackson ever existed. MANY of
our citizens rode out Sunday to view the
transformed situation.
This change, Mr. Miles johnson in
forms us, will necessitate the building of
many fences To keep cattle out of the
crops that We're formally protected by
the lake
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and township lines, as near as practical
BILE, for the purposes of this act
SEC 2. That each of said districts shall
be proportional so as to make them as
nearly equal in population and territory
as possible
siOner shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor and confirmed by the Senate in
and for each of said districts in said
counties.
SEC 4. That the County Commits
sioners of each county shall make such
division thereof into such districts at a
special meeting to he called by the Gov
ernor as soon as practicable. which call
shall contain a copy of this act with sug-
gestions, to guide the County Commits
sioners in the discharge of their duty.
SEC. D. That such Commissioners shall
designate each of such districts by a num-
Der, AMI shall cause an accurate descrip-
tiOn of each of such districts to bs. enter
ed upon their minute book and be pub
lished once n week for four weeks in a
newspaper published i'm said county. or
If there be no newspaper published there
in, the same shall then b. posted for four
consecutive weeks at the court house
door therein, and in some conspicuous
place in each election district
SEC. q, Each County Clerk shall, i'm
med;stSiy after the division of his county
into districts as aforesaid, make a copy
of the descriptions of such districts as
established by the County Commission
ers and the numbers thereof. which shall
he certified to be correct by such Clerk
and by the chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, and shall be- by
said Clerk forthwith transmitted to the
Secretary of State, who shall file the
same in his office. and shall record tie
same i'm a hook tn be kept for that pur-
pose.
SEC. z. That any such district or districts
may be- changed or altered ON "A petition
of two-thir,ls of the registered voters of
the said district or districts. and by "A
vote of three-fifths of the County Com
missioners once in every five 90 years:
but such change shall not become opera
tive until the expiration of the term of
the Commissioners, who shall lie holding
by appointment for such district tn
he changed, and upon any such change
or alteration of any district, lie pro-
cee,ling> shall he had as to publishing.
filing and recording the same as herein
before specified upon original establish
ment of such districts.
SEC. T. All laws and parts of laws in CON
tiict with the provisions of this act, are
hereby repealed. This act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved May 30, 1897.
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CHAPTER 37I9AINO. 30. I

An Act to prevent unnecessary Witness
es being Summoned in Criminal Cases.
Be it enacted By the Legislature of the
State Of Florida.
SECTION l. That when any defendant
in any criminal case shall apply for his
witnesses to be summoned at the expense
of the State, and shall desire for more
than three witnesses to be summoned, i'm
addition to the affidavit now required by
law to be made by such defendant To
have his witnesses summoned at the ex-
pense of the State, he shall also be re-
quired to make affidavit that all wit
nesses desired by him, in excess of three
are material witnesses, and that he can
not safely go to trial without them, and
the attorney of such defendant shall also
certify that in his judgment the wit
nesses should be summoned in order to
ensure a fair trial of the defendant
Approved May %, 1887.
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A most attractive circular just out in-
forms all our neighbors along the line of
the Florida Southern Railway that at
the request of the Palatka Board of
Trade excursion trains will be run every
Wednesday into Palatka at half rates.
This will be most pleasant feature both
for our merchants and our neighbOrs,
and the courtesy and consideration of
the road will be highly appreciated at
both ends of the line. Excursionists
will be allowed to carry hack sixty
pounds of freight free, and tickets at
Citra, Lochbie, etc, will be good on
Thursday Come one and all
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CHATTER 37IS-[NO. 81. |

An Act to Require Justices of the Peace
to- Return the Names of all Persons
Convicted of Crimes in their Courts to
the Clerk of the Circuit Courts of the
several Counties i'm this State.
SECTION I. 1t shall be the duty of the
Justices of the Peace of this State to
send in to the Clerks of the Circuit
Courts of the several counties the names
of all persons convicted of crimes in
their courts, and of what crime con-
victed of, within twenty days thereafter
from the date of such conviction.
SEC. 2. Any Justice of the Peace fail
ing to comply with section 1 of this act
shall be guilty of misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof shall he fined
not exceeding twenty-five dollars or be
confined in the county Jail not exceed
ing fifteen days.
SEC. 3. All laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this act be and are hereby
repealed.
Approved June z, 1887.
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CHAPTER 37I7-[NO. 81. |


An Act to provide for Appeals from
Justice of the Peace Courts to Circuit
Courts in Criminal Cases, and tn Pre-
scribe the Regulations therefor.
Be ii enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Florida:
SECTION 1. That any person charged
before and convicted i'm the court of any
Justice of the Peace within this State of
any offence may appeal from the jndg-
ment of such court to- the Circuit Court
of the county in which such conviction
took placewithin thirty days from the
date of said conviction; PrOrided, That
such person shall enter into a bond; with
one or more sufficient sureties, to be APP
proved by said Justice, conditioned to
appear before said Circuit Court mt the
ensuing term thereof, and abide the
judgment of the court therein; and when
said recOgnizance IL entered into, SAID
appeal shall operate as a supersededs.
SEC. ? That the Justice from whose
court an appeal is taken, as provided for
in section l of this act, shall make a
special return of the proceedings had be
fore his court and shall cause the affi-
davit, warrant and return, together
with the recognizance and special return
of the proceedings mentioned, and all
other papers pertaining to the trial, tn
be iiietl III said Circuit Court on or be-
fore the first day of the next term there
of to be holden for said county, and the
complainant and witnesses may he also
required To- enter into bond to appear at
said Circuit Court at the aforesaid times,
and to abide the order of the court there
in, and the Circuit Court shall proceed
to try the case de HOrO.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect i'm
mediateiy upon its approval by the Gov
ernOr.
SEC. 4. That all laws and parts of
laws in conflict with the provisions of
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved June 7, 1887
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-29

Our correspondent from Putnam Hall
sets before our readers Cracker bill of
fare. gives advice to the Legislature, ex-
horts the Board of Trade and invites us
all to genuine celebration of the glori-
Gus Fourth. May his days be- as many
as have blessed the old gentleman of 81
whose birthday will be celebrated and
when his head is as gray may his step be
as steady, his voice as clear and his con-
science as free from all the reproach
which follows upon ill-spent years.
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CHAPTER 31aO-INO. 40. |

An Act in Relation to Issuing Marriage
Licenses and the Record thereof.
Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Florida:
SECTION 1. That hereafter all marriage
licenses shall be issued by the County
Judges of this State, and after the mar
riage is solemnized such licenses shall he
returned under the certificate of the per-
son who executed the same to- the office
of said Judge of the County in which
such license issued, and in which the
marriage was solemnized, and shall be
recorded by such Judge i'm the records of
marriage licenses.
SEC. ?. That before issuing such license
the County Judge shall be entitled to
collect of the person applying threfor
a fee of two dollars. such license to he
returned to- the office of said Judge in
ten days after its execution.
SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect
from its approval by the Governor.
Approved May %, 1897.
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The "Great American Traveller

Daniel Pratt, 1.-The Great American
Traveller" who recently died at the Bos-
ton City Hospital. was a curious charac-
ter. He was Of unsound mind and for
years wandered about the country max
ing speeches and diseourses wherever he
could find an audience. He had trav-
eled from Maine to California MANY
times He was very fond of lecturing
to Harvard stude nts, and they gave him
all sorts of counterfeit diplomas and
decorations. He was a printer by trade
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CHATTER 3716-[No. 36. |

NAAA H-AN 'sA Aso- w.
An Act Regulating Appeals from JUS
tice Courts IN Civil Action and Pro-
ceedings i'm this State.
BE 1T enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Florida:
SECTION l. That any person or persons
shall have the right to appeal from any
judgment entered by any Justice of the
Peace i'm this State i'm all civil actions or
proceedings.
SEC. 2. That such appeals shall be
taken tn the Circuit Court by bill of ex-
captions in the same manner and within
the same time as now prescribed by law
for appeals from the Circuit Court to
the Supreme Court.
SEC. 3. That the provisions of this act
shall not apply to counties in this State
where County Courts have been or may
be organized under the provisions of
Section 18th of article 9Th of the Consti-
tuition of this State.
SEC. 4. That all acts and parts of acts
in conflict with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Approved June =, 1887.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-29

In May, 1886, the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West Railway at PalatKa sent
out, north and south, 4S5.4ls pounds of
freighs. I'm May, 1887, the same figures
footed IL aaa .4ss pounds.
For April, 1886, the books show: Out
ward freight, 45l ,104 pounds; received,
1851 ,141.
For April, 1897: Outward bound, / :
1864 pounds; received, 2,205, 300
pounds.
These figures might furnish matter
for reflection to those who croak about
dull times
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A Noble Woman.

Mrs. Annie Raush, of Letart. Va.
whose one hundredth birthday has Just
been celebrated. is said to he the mother
of the largest family in America. She
was married when she was fifteen. and
bore thirteen children. eight of whom
are living. Her oldest child was born
when when she was sixteen, and her
oldest living child is seventy EIGHT wears
old. She has fifty-twO great great grand
children and her descendants altogether
number over 600. She is apparently
good for wears vet
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-29

boats and other transportation com
panies from making excursion rates as
heretofore To delegates to political con
ventions and members of political par
ties attending such conventions without
favor or discrimination.
Approved Nav IL. 1887.
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THE DAILY NEWS

ing. except Monday and delivered by carriers
n the city, mailed, postage free. - for three
months, "a for six months, or 81 per annum.
column paper published every Friday. con-
tanning all the of the week. local and
general. It IL the largest and handsomest
weekly paper published in Florida; and will be
nailed postage free, for 81 y year, or 80 cents
address.
Local advertisements, ID cents per line Tor
first insertion, and 10 cents per line for each
additional Insertion. Special notices, 10 cents
DER line Reduced rates ON continued adver-
tisements.
All ADVERTISING bills become due pro rata
every month. Special and short-time payable
in advance
All remittanccs should he made by express,
""n 4 dr. 1pess' vi THE NEWS,
PAIATKA FLORIDA.
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OUR NEW STATUTES.
CH.prxR a71ArNo ISL

CHAPTER 3715-fNO. IS.
An Act to Allow the Challenging of
Jurors in Justice and County Judges
Courts in Civil Cases.
Be 1T enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Florida.
SECTION 1. That in all civil cases in
Justice and County Judges courts.
either party shall have the right to chal-
ienge three jurors peremptoriiy.
SEC 2. All laws in conflict with this
act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved May 12, 1887.
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SerYed In PIE

Geoffrey Hudson, an English dwarf
was seroed up to table in a cold pie. be-
ess of buckingham, in 1926. The wbol,.
affair was, of course, n joke, but Hud-
son felt sorely the indignity Of his brief
immurement beneath pie crust
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-29

The Legislature had difficulties in
Vulnerable over new counties -two citi-
zens of Hawthorne quarrel over new
road. Our dispatch simply gives the
fact and the particulars will ne published
iatn
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-29
CHAPTER 3.a2-[No. ~. I

An Act to Prescribe the Duties of Coun-
ty Commissioners of each County of
this State i'm relation to the Laying on
of Justice Districts in each County.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Florida:
SECTION L. That fat the first regular
meeting after the approval of this act.
or as soon thereafter as practicable, of
the Board of County Commissioners of
each county of this State. they shall
divide their respective counties into as
many Justice Districts, not less than
two. as they may deem necessary.
SEC. ?. That in laying off said districts
the County Commissioners shall, as near
as practicable, make the limits of said
districts co-extensive with the limits of
one or more election districts of the
respective counties
SIC. 3. That the boundaries or limits
of the said Justice Districts so laid off
and established shall be spread and en-
tered upon the minutes of the County
Commissioners, and such minutes shall
be conclusive evidence thereof.
SEC. 4. That this law shall take effect
Immediately upon its approval by the
Governor.
Approyed June g. 1887
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PALATKA. FLA, JUNE 20. 1887.

Through the kind thoughtfulness OF
Mr.. Wombwell, Secretary to the Gov
ernor, we present to our readers copies
of bills lately signed which demand inn
mediate action.
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The Little COrporaI's Carriage

Napoleon's travelling carriage, which
was captured at Waterloo by Field Mar
shai Biucher, is still i'm existence. near
Siiesia- Napoleon had left the carriage
a short time before its capture, abandon
ing ms hat, sword. and some yaIuables-
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CHATTER 313S-[No. 50. /

An Act to Make all Money and Property
of Railroad Companies in the hands of
their Officers. Employees or Agents
subject to Garnishment for Judss-
ments.
BE 1T enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Florida:
SECTION l. That hereafter all money
and property of every kind and charac-
ter of railroad companies in the hands
of their officers, employees or agents
shall be subject to garnishment for all
judgments against said companies; and
any officer, agent or employee of said
companies who is duly served
with "a writ of punishment shall
be liable thereby, to all intents
and purposes. and to the full ex-
tent of all money or property in his
hands belonging to said company ut the
time of the service said writ.
SEC. ,. That this act shall take effect
Immediately upon its approval by the
Governor.
SEC. 3. All laws and parts of laws in
conflict with the provisions of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed
Approved MAY IL. 1887.
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The First Auction.

The first auction ever held was in
Great Britain, in 1900, when Elishur, n
Governor OF Fort George. in the East
Indies, publicly sold the goods he had
brought home to the highest bidder
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CHAPTER 3139-INO. -.

An Act to Prevent any President, Vice
President. Director, Superintendent or
other Officer, or any Agent OF any
Railroad or Steamboat Company in
this State. fron Giving, or Knowingly
Causing to b. Given Transportation
over any Railroad within this State
between Points within this State. to
any Delegate to or Member of any
Political Convention in this State, at a
Rate less than that Charged to the
General Public for such Transporta-
ton.
Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Florida:
SECTION 1. That from and after the
approval of this act it shall be unlawful
for any President. Vice President. Di-
rector, Superintendent or other officer.
or any agent of any railroad company in
this State to give. or knowingly cause to
be given, transportation over any rail-
road within this State, between points
within this State. to any delegate to or
member of any political convention held
in this State. AT a rate per mile less than
that charged to the general public for
the same character and class of railroad
transportation
SEC. 2. That any President. Vice
President. Director, Superintendent or
other officer, or any agent. of any railroad
company in this State who shall violate
the provisions of the foregoing section
of this act shall be deemed guilty Of
misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine not exceed
ing $500, or by imprisonment in the
county iail not exceeding three months
SEC. g. That all laws and parts Of
laws in conflict with the provisions of
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed: Prorided, That nothing herein
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CHAPTER 3523LNo. AL

An Act to Divide the different County
Commissioners Districts.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Florida:
SECTION 1. That each county shall he
divided into (9 five districts. by geo
graphical lines, the same hsing section